Logan Westbrook Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Sony Blocks Hacked PS3s From PSN

Having your cake and eating it – also known as hacking your PS3 and still going online – has suddenly gotten very expensive. ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2011

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Understanding What Makes a Fanboy Tick

You might think you have fanboys figured out, but sometimes there’s more going under the surface than you might think. As with a ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2011

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Disney Animator Brings Classic Superman to Life

The Man of Steel must fight of a few dozen pretenders in a lovingly created – and incredibly slick – Superman fan animation. ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2011

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Twilight Screenwriter Penning Highlander Reboot

It’s out with vampires and werewolves for the Twilight screenwriter, and in with immortal Egyptians with Spanish names and Japanese swords. Back in ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2011

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Videogame Artist Gives Star Wars a Gorgeous Steampunk Re-Imagining

Star Wars gets a few shades darker, as steam replaces the science. There’s no shortage of people putting their own spin on Star ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2011

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Activision Pulls the Plug on Guitar Hero Franchise

Declining returns on music games prompts savage staff cuts at Activision studios. Almost everyone has had dreams of being a rock star, but ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2011

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Doom Creator Thinks 3DS and NGP Could Be the Last Dedicated Handhelds

Developers may have no option but to embrace smart phones, says id’s John Carmack. The gaming world might be abuzz with excitement about ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorFebruary 9, 2011

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Remembering the Old Weapons of the Console War

Before the internet, the battlefields of the console war were playgrounds and cafeterias, and the bullets were made of advertising dollars. The modern ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorFebruary 9, 2011

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Critics Knock the Web Fluid Out of Spider-Man Musical

Spider-Man’s theatrical debut is apparently one of the worst musicals ever made. The accident-prone and oft-delayed Spider-Man musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorFebruary 9, 2011

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Japanese Engineers Build Creepy Robot Baby Head

The neighborhood kids probably aren’t robots. Unless you live in Japan, that is. Engineers at the Univeristy of Osaka in Japan have put ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorFebruary 9, 2011

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Motion Controls Are the Future of Shooters, Says Killzone 3 Dev

You might turn more slowly with motion controls, but according to one of the principal programmers for Killzone 3, the extra accuracy more ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorFebruary 9, 2011

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Kevin Butler Accidentally Retweets PS3 Jailbreak Code to Thousands of Followers

A quip about battleships has turned into an embarrassing blunder for Sony. Sony’s spokesperson and VP of Fictional Advocacy, Kevin Butler, unwittingly helped ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorFebruary 9, 2011

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